E-Street: What do you think of Trevor Linden being hired as president of hockey operations for the Canucks?

Canucks hired a GM that had no experience now they are doing a repeat with the president. It’s been said, “The definition of insanity is repeating the same action and expecting a different result!” I wish Mr. Linden good luck as he is a great guy and should have always been a Canuck.

Don MacKay, Vancouver

I think this was such a smart move. We may even meet Stanley next season. Awesome!

Donna Vandekerkhove, Port Moody

Amazing! I think he is a young, fresh perspective. He’s very clearly invested in the success of the team and the Canucks need that solid frame of support right now…badly. Way to go #16!

Sarah Tymoschuk, Surrey

He’s fit to be the president of hockey operations for the Canucks! Get your game on Vancouver – next season has good things to come!

Shay Moyer, Port Coquitlam

Couldn’t happen to a nicer guy. I wish him all the luck, and I suspect he will need it.

Gordi Moore, West Vancouver

This is the best news of the day! Finally we have a leader to ‘lead’ the Canucks who need to heal first, and then move forward to become our Stanley Cup Champions!

Maureen Parks

I love it! The fans love and trust him already. He’ll ensure the team reaches the playoffs next year and even win the Stanley Cup!! Yes we can do it!

Anita Huberman, Surrey

The announcement of Trevor Linden as the Vancouver Canucks’ President of Hockey Operations is merely a “poster boy” appointment so that the team won’t suffer from a massive reduction in season ticket renewals, of which the original deadline was Tuesday. Although Trevor is a great man with impeccable credentials, he won’t be handed any major tasks in coordination with the yet-to-be-announced General Manager. Mr. Linden has no management experience and hasn’t even worked with an NHL team in any capacity. This is just another meddling step behind the scenes by the sheepishly shy Shepherd Aquilini who should really stick to something he knows….real estate development.

Paul Davey, Vancouver

I think Trevor Linden is the perfect choice at this time. With his background in hockey, not only as a player but also as part of the business side, his personal business acumen, and his desire to return to the hockey arena, he could be just the inspiration needed to put the Vancouver Canucks once again at the top of the league.

Leslie Cummings, Delta

I think we will know better once he has had a season behind him. At this point in time I think it is more of a public relations move by the owners to try and recapture some of the lost season ticket holders.

Mike Dunbrook, Oliver

This is a commendable decision by the Canucks owners. Trevor Linden is not only a great athlete and team player but also a thoroughly community oriented gentleman. He will do an excellent job in making this team to be one of the best ,if not the best,in the league. Good luck, Trevor.

Balwant Sanghera, Richmond

Well he’s a local hero now. If he is able to bring a cup to Vancouver in his tenure he will become the hockey God of hockey Gods to all Canuck fans. if, as is more likely percentage-wise, he doesn’t, he will suffer the same fickle fan fate of many previous heroes such as Luongo, etc. before him.

Michael Lee, Fort St John

ABG ( Anyone but Gillis.)

Michael O’Keeffe, Richmond

I think it’s a great idea. They can’t get worse. I would rather watch entertaining hockey win or lose. (Winning is better though) Trevor has the qualities of a leader and while he might not have the experience neither did Gillis. I have no doubt that he will do whatever it takes to make this team a winner on and off the ice. He will bring stability and hopefully his determination to be successful.

Jim Stonehouse

“I THINK THAT IS GREAT!!!! On Tuesday, it was rumoured that Trevor Linden was offered offered a job. No said Trev, the rumour wasn’t true. Tease. Today brought a tear to my eye, bringing back the heart to the team. Now Trevor can let John Tortorella go. The Canucks and Trevor have heart, but need a Head Coach with a soul. I look great in my Canucks jersey, and want to feel that pride of a winning team, once again.”

William Perry, Victoria

The Canucks could not have found a better person to be President of Hockey Operations. A great player, a leader on the ice and off in hockey and hockey player-management relationships and an outstanding leader and contributor in the community, whether with Ronald McDonald House and so many of the families who stayed there or with Canuck Place, which he helped to create. His managerial and business ownership experience adds to all of that. Go Canucks!

Jim Peacock, Port Moody

I wish Trevor every success. It is not just a job that oversees hockey operations. It comes with boorish fans, unmotivated players, and someone on top always looking for a scapegoat when the purse strings are tight. He will need all our support to withstand the nightmare of professional sports’ politics. Good luck Mr. Linden.

Cecil Michaels, Powell River

Maybe a good fit for the players and fans (till the next losing streak), but not the management. After all it is business that in the end has no love for anyone except money and what ever the market will bear. At least Linden actually lives here so doesn’t have to go far when they fire him…..or he quits….. It a sad day and poor reflection on society when the masses influence, decide to fire a person from their job and uproot a person from their home for the sake of a game……That winning is as much a lottery of 30 teams as it is managing, enduring to get them to win the big one. All the hype the Canucks missed the playoffs for waste, They were barely going to make it at best and not likely go far in them. It sadists upset with them. management for them not making it further… I say good job anyway….(despite what ever internal, team politics)

Rob Van De Meeberg, Vancouver

Don’t know why they don’t get rid of one or two of the ones who are actually responsible for winning and losing games: players! But with their iron-clad contracts, that’d be too expensive and out of the question, I guess. Instead, some poor schmuck in management gets the shaft because players don’t perform.

Liz Stonard, Port Alberni

What took so long!

Marguerite Caunt, West Vancouver

I foresee in one year when the rebuilding Canucks miss the playoffs for the second year in a row the always-classy fans will start yelling “Fire Linden”.

Jason Feng, Burnaby

Who knows, it just might be what they need. Now if they would cut prices and make it affordable that would be nice too.

Bud March, 100 Mile

I’m a Trevor Linden fan but I don’t think this is a good idea. If things don’t go well, next year, will he be the one who takes the fall? I’d hate to see that happen… or is that why they hired him in the first place?

Ethel Kirkpatrick, Abbotsford

I’ll be very surprised if you even one negative comment about this move.

Ric Turpin

Here’s a radical idea: along with Trevor hire a G.M. and coach who have actually played the game at the level he has. The players would probably appreciate it and it couldn’t turn out any worse than what they have had.

Ray Arnold, Richmond

This is perhaps a good opportunity to remind you, as editors of The Province, that not all people are that interested in HOCKEY! Filling a third of your newspaper and often the FRONT PAGE about a bunch of grown millionaires chasing a piece of rubber around a rink does nothing for me. I’m not saying that it, like and other sport, should not get coverage. It should …. but so should others. Personally, my passion is motorsport. Formula 1, Moto GP, WSBK, IOMTT and, to a lesser degree, Indy Cars and NASCAR. I don’t expect any massive coverage but a few inches here and there would be nice. And not just when someone dies either. At least post some results in the summary pages. Alexandria Straub is not the writer that Corrie Miller (Ashton) was. Besides, she does not follow the sport choosing to be more of a “reviewer” for whomever will loan bikes to her. But you do have good writers on staff …. build a fire under them. There are over 260,000 motorcyclists in this province according to ICBC’s out of date, 2012 statistics! Probably over 300,000 by now and we all share a passion for the sport. With over 3.2 million licensed drivers in BC, you can bet there are a fair number that are interested in automotive motorsports as well. Even a word or two about Michael Schumacher’s fight for life? Or does he have to die first?

Gordon Swanson, Surrey

Beam me up Scotty, there is no intelligent life down here. Send the Canucks out of the provence. We don’t need them.

Lincoln Penner, Richmond

This is great news! I think this will motivate the players and bring back the fans because everyone loves “The Trevor”! He brightens the light at the end of the tunnel and gives us all some well needed hope. Welcome back Trevor!

Kim Patterson, Surrey

The beginning of another bizarre chapter in the folklore of Canuck land. Just because other prominent former players such as Cam Neely & Joe Sakic have had success in the front office doesn’t mean Linden will succeed. A mere PR move to salvage ticket renewals.

Desmond Woo, Coquitlam

Yes, Trevor Lindon is a good candidate to be considered as president of hockey operations for the Canucks. The thing is not about to sack General Manager or the next of would be Coach, but rather about the owner, who seems to be the major problem – get rid of him is primal. Beside, most team members are “old”.

Husen Huang, Vancouver

What more can one say – a good thing has finally happened in the Canuck camp by hiring Trevor Linden and I may return as a fan ! I sincerely hope #16 has a good look at the present coach before I make up my mind?

Tom Isherwood, Olalla

Woo Hoo! (Very loudly!)

Theresa Evans, White Rock

I think it is good and bad, he is such a great person and performed so well as a player and went out with such dignity when he retired. I am worried that if the team does not improve and take them further to the top that if he ends up in the same position as Mike Gillis in a couple years his reputation and image will be tarnished. He is a legand here in Vancouver and would not want to see that jeopardized.

Jeff Slade, New Westminster

In my opinion, Linden being hired as president of hochey operations for the Canucks is a good choice. While he may have no front office experience, he has plenty of players experience. Moreover, he has some experience in operating a business.

Carl Johnson

I think it is great. He is good with reporters and the public, and will certainly surround himself with qualified people to make it work. The best thing about Trevor is he doesn’t have a swelled head like Gillis, and will listen to advise. All great leaders hire great qualified people to support them. It may take a year or two, but in the long run, it will work fine.

Derek Coughtrey, Surrey

Linden , for Leadership, such a smart play by the Management! They faced off with their ‘problem’ & SCORED. The hat trick will be ticket sales , attendance & spirits soaring! The pay off, the CUP!

Ruth Enns, Vancouver

Let’s compare Trevor Linden to Barrack Obama taking over as President of the U.S.A. Upper management is falling (Senate), coach and team is in disarray (Resources), fans are mad (People), ticket sales are in the tank (Revenues) New season starts in 6 months and no plan in sight (Lindencare), no G.M (Military) and now there’s a scapegoat if it all goes wrong Bottom line, who can the owner bring in to boost ticket sales in an already bloated price scheme (and coincidentally, their extending the season ticket buying deadline) Reduce ticket prices, reduce the food and beverage costs and bring the fans back to the team And to those so called fans when your at the game….please refrain from talking about how Starbucks messed up your order that morning…the “Real” fans want to watch the game. Good luck Trevor and welcome back…

Sam Singh, Surrey

Terrific timing! Mike Gillis should be well-remembered and respected but it is great that a person with a real history with the team can bring back his known drive and enthusiasm to revive fans fading hopes.

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